Parsifal

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Austrian Tenor Nikolai Schukoff performs in a rehearsal of "Parsifal", an opera by Richard Wagner, on March 6, 2012 at the Lyon's Opera, central France. The opera, directed by Quebec FranÃ§ois Girard and conducted by Japanese Kazushi Ono, will be performed from March 9-March 25, 2012.

Austrian Tenor Nikolai Schukoff performs in a rehearsal of "Parsifal", an opera by Richard Wagner, on March 6, 2012 at the Lyon's Opera, central France. The opera, directed by Quebec FranÃ§ois Girard and conducted by Japanese Kazushi Ono, will be performed from March 9-March 25, 2012. (Philippe Merle, AFP/ GETTY IMAGES)

Austrian Tenor Nikolai Schukoff performs in a rehearsal of "Parsifal", an opera by Richard Wagner, on March 6, 2012 at the Lyon's Opera, central France. The opera, directed by Quebec FranÃ§ois Girard and conducted by Japanese Kazushi Ono, will be performed from March 9-March 25, 2012.